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Webster 1913 Edition


al-

al-

.
pre
fix.
(a)
[AS.
eal
.]
All; wholly; completely;
as,
al
mighty,
al
most
.
(b)
[L.
ad
.]
To; at; on; – in OF. shortened to a-. See
ad-
.
(c)
The Arabic definite article answering to the English the;
as,
Al
koran, the Koran or the Book;
al
chemy, the chemistry.

Definition 2024


āl-

āl-

Tocharian A

Alternative forms

  • ālā-

Verb

āl-

  1. to hold back, restrain

Tocharian B

Alternative forms

  • ālā-

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *al-. Compare Tocharian A āl-

Verb

āl-

  1. to hold back, restrain